I believe the point I was trying to make is that I expect the government to
play on an even playing field and if they are so concerned with the
environment how come they run red diesel and we can't. Farmers are honest
folks and I know some people who have smaller places that use have bulk
tanks and actually use taxed diesel in their farm equipment so they can
also use the diesel in their pickup and on the road trucks. If you are
hauling livestock or crops to market by far the greatest mileage is taxed.
I am concerned too about an MV'er buying a truck and in bringing it home
getting caught at a DOT inspection with the wrong fuel. I can appreciate
Tim's point as an inspector as his job, but I hate to see innocent people
caught in a deal with red diesel that was in the truck when they bought
it.. Most people would not think to check the diesel in a tank in a DRMO
truck. The one my buddy found was because he was cleaning the lines
because one was plugged. Ease up a bit, and sorry I started the thing.
Thanks Howard at DVS
----------
> From: Timothy Smith <timothy.smith1@worldnet.att.net>
> To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@skylee.com>
> Subject: Re: [MV] for islander
> Date: Monday, August 21, 2000 5:23 PM
>
> Steve,
> My beef with that fella is he condones cheating on taxes, PUBLICLY, on
this
> list. I cannot say or do anything to change his moral
character....however,
> we MV-ers are under close scrutiny. I cannot imagine how this man could
be
> so simple minded as not to see the damage he might do to our MV interests
by
> off-hand commentaries like the one he made. Already many irrationally
brand
> us as militants, simply because we like old MV's. It would not be hard
for
> these same folks to classify us as tax cheats as well, just by some
offhand
> comment made on this list. Steve, I have had direct dealings with some
of
> these whacky militant group's members right here in Texas and they are a
> very misguided, frightening, paranoid bunch...VERY much against ANYTHING
> having to do with our government. They print their own money, write
checks
> drawn on imaginary banks and no doubt, don't pay their taxes.
(Thankfully I
> can say I have never met one who owns a MV.) Sounds like a Hollywood
movie
> plot but they are by God for real! People are worried about them
> (especially in this day and age) and folks are willing to let the
> legistators create some very broad laws to do something about
> it.....including taking away your MV and mine no matter how nice we
really
> are. So Mr. Farmntown is NOT HELPING US keep our MV's out of harm's way
by
> publicly condoning this type of behavior.
> By the way, I come from a farming community and farmers are generally
great
> folks.....they receive breaks and assistance from the government and need
> and deserve all the help they are legally entitled to for the legitimate
> furtherance of a farm business enterprise.....but no more than that.
> TJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: islander <islander@midmaine.com>
> To: Timothy Smith <timothy.smith1@worldnet.att.net>
> Date: Monday, August 21, 2000 9:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] for islander
>
>
> >
> >
> >>No paid taxes, no highways to take the crops to market or the parts for
> the
> >>farm implements from the factory to the farmer.
> >
> >Oh, I agree. I was simply saying that abusing farmers like they are fat
> >cats living off our tax dollars kinda pisses me off. That is what the
> >other guy had said, not you. The gas is colored to stop NON farmers
from
> >using FARMER's gas (if I understand it correctly), so why should they go
> >crawl under some rock? I bet farmers pay their taxes as much as any
> >average American, perhaps even more so since they are fewer and under
> >more government scrutiny.
> >
> >Steve
> >
>
>
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